Soft Sailors is a lifestyle.

Sequences, synths, and guitar by Geoff Geis.

This Could Be The Start Of My Happiness

"As 2020 closed in around all of us last spring, I found myself in the fortunate position of living a couple doors away from Emily Lacy, a tremendously talented musician I’ve known for more than a decade and a half. Emily is a folk singer - her version of Bob Dylan’s “She Belongs to Me” might be the best one that exists - and she’s also adept at using looping pedals to create immersive, mediative vocal soundscapes. 

Last year, maybe a month before the pandemic, Emily moved into the same quadplex apartment building as me. When everything shut down, I became deeply grateful to be in close proximity to such a creative force. For a couple of months, she livestreamed her daily musical practice sessions, which were a combination of vocal exercises along with explorations of songs she was learning. Among those was The Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand By You,” a song I’d forgotten from my earliest days of watching MTV but which resonated deeply in the present tense. As I studied the song along with Emily, I became enamored of the song’s structure (the key change… my god) and decided that we should try to record a cover together. 

Even though we lived just a few feet away from eachother, due to Covid precautions we recorded ourselves separately. She recorded all of her vocals by herself over a basic MIDI version I gave her of the backing track, and once she was done with that I built the arrangement around her by adding beats, guitars, an electric organ, and eventually my own voice. It was a fun reversal of the normal recording process. although I had a hard time deciding when it was 'finished.' I think it is now! Soft Sailors is a lifestyle." -Geoff

"I'll Stand By You"

Emily Lacy & Soft Sailors - "I'll Stand By You" (Pretenders Cover)

Soft Sailors is Geoff Geis. This recording has drums by Tyler Sabbag and bass by Alex Myrvold.

Produced by Geoff, Tyler, and Duncan Thum. 
Drums recorded by Eugene Toale.

Shake It Up

Written by David Byrne; originally performed by Talking Heads and sung by John Goodman in "True Stories." All instruments and singing by Geoff Geis.

People Like Us

People Like Us (Talking Heads cover)

Soft Sailors Mixtape

Soft Sailors Spring 2018 Mixtape

Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Though I could go in so many directions
Oh, I’ve got to pick a road
The past doesn’t exist
I am this moment of intense confusion
But lost delusions hold

I’ve got to get to that place
I know I’ve been to that place
You know I’ve got to create
Feel the energy


I work so hard to concentrate 
With all these noises
Ringing in my ear
Oh everybody hears them sometimes…

Angels they fall in every direction
As my thoughts they spill on the microphone
Yet language defiles all human expressions of feeling

I’ve got to get a new start
I’ve got to catch a few breaths
I’ve got to find my feet but all I hear is
Time ticking
Time bleeding
Time killing time

You work so hard to concentrate 
With all these noises
Ringing in your ear
Oh everybody hears them sometimes
This isn’t what I pictured
This isn’t what I bargained for

You work so hard to concentrate
With all these voices
Ringing in your ear
Oh everybody heeds them sometimes
This isn’t what we wanted
Life isn’t what we want, it’s what we live

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Track details:

Written by Geoff Geis (Obama Porn Music, SESAC)
Arranged by Geoff Geis and Tyler Sabbag

Geoff Geis: Vocals, Omnichord, Keyboards, Drum Machine
Tyler Sabbag: Drums, Keyboards
Alex Myrvold: Backing Vocals
Duncan Thum: Guitars
Jon Engelhard: Bass

Produced and mixed by Tyler Sabbag at Animaux Studios
Additional production by Geoff Geis at Murderland
Mastered by John Greenham at John Greenham Mastering

What We Live

Geoff Geis - vocals, guitar
Andrew Parker - drums
Jenna Parker - bass

Aaron Moreno - live sound
mixed for SoundCloud by Geoff

Shake It Up (Live At Harvard and Stone 8/15/2019)

All music by Geoff Geis @geis256
Put on cassette tape by Tyler Sabbag

There Is Wisdom

Doom Man

Now listen 
I did it for you all 
I dug for days 
I stood here for an hour 
Got stuck on all these deeds 
I couldn't melt away 

To all the forgotten and the strange 
Well here's a message in your direction 
Cause it seems true 
You're not that different 
And all the troubles you struggle to contain 
And all the bad voices in your mind will be subdued 
You'll be a lot like everyone 

Hush 
I dug for days cause I saw you 
I dug for days for that smile 
And if you find the kingdom 
You'll live forever in his head 
The mysteries will all be solved 
And this old man will rise and feel refreshed 
But it's a bit of a guessing game 
And words cannot express my thoughts
credits

Streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, etc from 3/31/2020
Written by Geoff Geis & Tyler Sabbag 

Geoff Geis: Vocals, Guitars, Synth 
James Hazley: Drums 
Andrew Parker: Guitars, Synth 
Jenna Parker: Bass, Vocals 

Produced by Andrew Parker. Mixed by Tyler Sabbag.

Dug For Days

Soft Sailors is a lifestyle.

Music and lyrics by Geoff Geis

Geoff - Vocals, Keyboards
Andrew Parker - Drums
Jenna Parker - Bass

Recorded remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the full COVID Blues EP here: https://softsailors.bandcamp.com/album/covid-blues

COVID Blues

Oh If This Song Could Make These Clouds Just Disappear (COVID Version)

Soft Sailors is a lifestyle.

Music and lyrics by Geoff Geis

Geoff - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Andrew Parker - Drums
Jenna Parker - Bass

Written and recorded remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the full COVID Blues EP here: https://softsailors.bandcamp.com/album/covid-blues

Covid Blues

Cover of "Sappy," also called "Verse Chorus Verse," by Nirvana. Written by Kurt D. Cobain. From the NO ALTERNATIVE compilation. Soft Sailors is a lifestyle. All voices and instruments by Geoff Geis.

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